Pentax WPI Digital Camera User Manual


 
Setting Up Your Digital Camera
1 Press the 3 button.
2 Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [u Setting] menu.
3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USB
Connection].
4 Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
5 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [PC].
6 Press the Q button.
Transferring Images to a Windows PC
When the digital camera is connected to your Windows PC and the camera is turned on, the
PC automatically recognizes the camera and begins transferring images.
1 Turn your PC on.
2 With your camera turned off, connect to your PC using the USB cable.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will
be transmitted to your PC.
3 Turn your camera on.
The Device Detector screen appears automatically.
If the Device Detector screen does not appear, display and copy the images following the
steps in “When the Device Detector screen does not appear”.
4 Confirm that [Acquire images from the device with
ACDSee] is checked and click [OK].
5 Click [Next].
6 Select an image to copy and click [Next].
7 Specify the name and save destination of the image,
and click [Next].
The image is copied to the PC.
8 Click [Finish].
The ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 Browser starts.
When the Device Detector screen does not appear
4 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0] icon on
the desktop.
5 Double-click [My Computer].
6 Double-click [Removable Disk].
7 Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
Images are stored in folder [xxxPENTX], where “xxx” is a three-
digit folder number. When [Folder Name] on the
[u Setting] menu is set to [Date], folders are displayed with a folder
name indicating the date the images were taken. Images taken on
September 25, for example, are stored in folder [xxx_0925].
8 Select the folders you want to copy to the PC.
Hold the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on the folders in
which the images you want to copy are stored.
9 Select [Copy To Folder...] from the [Edit] menu.
The Copy Files screen appears.
10 Specify the destination folder.
11 Click [OK].
The image is copied to the PC.
Windows XP
1 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon
in the task bar.
The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears.
2 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop].
The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.
3 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely
removed.
4 Disconnect the USB cable from your PC and the
camera.
Windows 2000/Me
1 Double-click the [Unplug or eject hardware] icon
in the task bar.
The Unplug or Eject Hardware screen appears.
2 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop].
The Stop a Hardware device screen appears.
3 Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely
removed.
4 Click [OK].
5 Disconnect the USB cable from your PC and the
camera.
Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC]
Do not connect the camera to your PC while [PictBridge] is selected for the USB
Connection mode.
Do not connect the camera to your printer while [PC] is selected for the USB Connection
mode.
If the digital camera is connected to your PC in [PictBridge] USB Connection mode, the
images cannot be transferred. Disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC, follow
the instructions in “Setting Up Your Digital Camera” to set the USB Connection mode to
[PC], and then reconnect the USB cable.
Connecting the Camera and PC
When the camera is connected to a PC with the USB cable, the power indicator blinks to
indicate that the camera is communicating with the PC.
Transferring Images
The first time ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0 is run, “ACDSee has detected that you do not have
the following software installed on your computer: Ghostscript 7.0 (or later)” may appear
in the [Components missing] dialog box. If you will only display or edit images inside the
digital camera, it is not necessary for Ghostscript 7.0 to support ACDSee for PENTAX 2.0.
Click [Close] to close the message window.
Setting
Folder Name
USB Connection
Video Out
Brightness Level
English
Standard
PC
PictBridge
2/3
MENU
Cancel
Cancel
OK
OK
Cancel
OK
OK
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If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of
[Removable Disk]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer
name or model number.
Disconnecting the Camera from Your PC
If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for
PENTAX 2.0, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
The camera will automatically switch to the Playback Only mode when the USB cable is
disconnected.
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Installing the Software
This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX, which lets you view
and edit images transferred to your Macintosh.
1 Turn your Macintosh on.
2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW30) in the CD-ROM drive.
3 Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW30) icon.
4 Double-click the [Install ACDSee] icon.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.
Double-click the [Master Installer] icon to display the PENTAX Software Installer screen.
5 You can choose the languages from the
displayed screen.
A selection screen to install your desired software appears.
6 Click your applicable Mac OS.
The software selection screen appears.
7 Click [ACDSee™].
The setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen guidance to
input registration information and install the software.
This section describes the procedures for installing ACD photostitcher, a software application
that lets you join a number of images together to form a panorama picture.
1 Click [ACD photostitcher].
The licensing agreement appears on the screen. After
reading it, click [Agree] to accept the terms of the agreement.
2 Select [Install Location] and click [Install].
Installation starts. When the message appears telling you
that the software has been successfully installed, click [Quit].
Installing the Image Processing Software
(ACDSee for PENTAX)
If the message [CarbonLib-xxxxx could not be found] appears during installation;
You must add the extension file “CarbonLib” to the Extension folder in the System folder
in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9.2.
This message appears when this extension file does not exist or when an older version
of the file exists.
The latest version of the CarbonLib file is available on the Apple website. Download the
file and then install it.
Apple website: http://www.apple.com/
Contact Apple for detailed information on how to use the CarbonLib file.
Installing ACD photostitcher
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
1 Turn your Macintosh on.
2 With your camera turned off, connect to your Macintosh using the USB
cable.
If there is no SD Memory Card in the camera, the images stored in the built-in memory will
be transmitted to your Macintosh.
3 Turn your camera on.
The camera is recognized as [NO_NAME] ([untitled] in Mac OS 9) on the
desktop. The drive name can be changed.
4 Specify a save location, make sure that [Launch
ACDSee] is checked, and click [Download].
After images are copied to your Macintosh, the browser for
ACDSee for PENTAX starts.
1 Drag [NO_NAME] on the desktop to the trash.
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, drag the icon of that name to the trash.
2 Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera.
Connecting the Camera and Macintosh
If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead of
[untitled]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or
model number.
When the camera is connected to a Macintosh with the USB cable, the power indicator
blinks to indicate that the camera is communicating with the Macintosh.
Transferring Images
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When [Delete images from device] is checked, images are deleted from the camera after
transfer is complete.
Even if camera images are not transferred, they can be directly displayed on the
Macintosh from a camera connected to the Macintosh.
To edit images, first transfer them to your Macintosh.
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh
If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for
PENTAX, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed.
The camera will automatically switch to the Playback Only mode when the USB cable is
disconnected.
Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection
screen in ( for Macintosh).
A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed.
If your PC is connected to the Internet, click the displayed
country or region and then follow the instructions to register
your product.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Product Registration on the Internet
Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the
Internet Product Registration.
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